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BROWNISH SPARUS. 



Sparus Fuscescens. S. fuscescens, squamis aureis, macula nigra 



ad pinnus pectorahs. Lin. Gmd. p. 1279. 

 Brownish Sparus, with the scales tinged with gold-colour, 'and 



a black spot at the pectoral fins. 



HABIT rather broad : length about four inches : 

 native of the Japanese sea. 



OSBECK'S SPARUS. 



Spams Osbeckii. S. corpore longitudinaliter cocruko flavoque 



fasciato, capite rubro cceruleoque variato. 

 Sparus with the body longitudinally striped with blue and 



yellow, and the head varied with red and blue. 

 Spare Osbeck. Cepede. 4. p* 10/. 



LENGTH a few inches : on each side, above the 

 lateral line a black spot : native of the Mediter- 

 ranean. 



VARIEGATED SPARUS. 



Sparus Variegatus. S. argenfeus, corpore nigro transversim 



variato, cauda nigro marginata. 

 Silvery Sparus, with the body transversely variegated with 



black, and the tail bordered with black. 

 S. bigarre. Cepcde. 4. p. 109. 



SHAPE oval : native of the Mediterranean. 



